The 22 Most Unbelievably Colorful Places On Earth

Along the elevated slopes of the Western Himalayas, you’ll find endless meadows of alpine flowers. This section of park is also home to many rare animals, such as the Asiatic black bear, snow leopard, and blue sheep.

2. Five Flower Lake, China

Five Flower is one of 118 lakes in the Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve. This area in particular creates an especially radiant color pallette from surrounding mineral deposits and incredibly diverse plant life.

3. Hitsujiyama Park, Japan

Pink moss lines the base of Mount Fuji, creating a surreal contrast with surrounding trees.

4. The Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Home to over 1500 species of fish and 600 types of coral, the reef is a getaway for native Australians as well as travelers looking for the ultimate diving experience.

5. Yuanyang County, China

The terraced fields in China create an unpredictable array of layered colors, while also providing rice for millions across the country.

6. Lavender fields in France

These lavender fields are just as fragrant as they are colorful. I can only imagine standing between the endless rows…

7. Lake Hillier in Australia

The bubblegum pink color of Lake Hillier remains a mystery, but unlike other pink lakes around the world, the colors remains year round. Still…unexplained.

8. Braunwald, Switzerland

The dandelion fields with the backdrop of the Swiss Alps make for one spectacular view.

9. Red Sea Beach, China

In one of the biggest wetlands in the world, the highly alkaline soil allows the bright red suaeda plants to flourish.

10. Tulip fields in the Netherlands

The flowers of the Netherlands are world renowned, with the largest garden sprawling with over 7 million flowers.

11. Grand Prismatic Hot Spring, Wyoming

Located in Yellowstone National park, it’s the third largest hot spring in the world, and definitely the most colorful.

12. Cornwall, England

The poppy fields overlooking the Celtic Sea brighten the notoriously rainy UK.

13. Alberta, Canada

Moraine Lake is fed by glacial waters and gets a pretty shade of blue from the rock flour that deposits from erosion.

14. Luoping, China

The seemingly endless fields of yellow canola flowers attract many photographer as well as bees. Luoping is a prominent region for honey production.

15. Shark Bay, Australia

The bright red, iron-rich cliffs above the white sands and blue water make Shark Bay a must-see part of the infamous Australian coast.

16. Pamukkale, Turkey

The hot springs in the travertine terraces of Pamukkale are a major tourist attraction in Turkey and have been a calming escape for natives and travelers for thousands of years.

17. Kawachi Fuji Gardens, Japan

The gardens have 20 dazzling species of the wisteria flower. Strolling through the tunnel is a surreal experience for visitors.

18. Hokkaido, Japan

The Rainbow Field in Japan is a beautiful rolling hill full of neatly planted rows of multicolored flowers. It looks like something out of a Disney movie…

19. Vermont in Autumn

The fall foliage in Vermont completely changes the Green Mountain State into layers upon layers of brightly colored forest.

20. Caño Cristales River, Columbia

Known as The River of Five Colors, Caño Cristales is a marvel to look at, but due to high sediment levels is not a sustainable home for any species of fish.

21. Namaqualand, Namibia

In the spring, Namaqualand turns from an arid, barren landscape to a flowering paradise with many flowers not found anywhere else in the world.

22. Juneau, Alaska